Unit Five
Friends for Life
Topics for discussion
? a,Is there true friendship between
opposite sexes?
? b,What do you expect of
friendship?
? c,What is needed to make
friendship grow,blossom and last?
Structural analysis of the text
? Main idea of each part,
? Part I (1-2) ---supplies a psychological definition,as well
as the author?s understanding,of friendship,
? Part II (3-4) ---gets down to a discussion of friendship
within family ties,
? Part III (5-8)---moves on to the significance of friendship
outside kinship ties and offers suggestions on friend-
making,
? Part IV (9-11) --- discusses the friendship between
opposite sexes,
? Part V (12-13) ---tells us how to fix a broken friendship
? Part VI (14-15) ---is about the author?s friendship with her
grandchildren,
? Language work
identify
? to find out exactly what something is
? She identified him as her attacker,
? Identifiable,able to be recognized,
? In her bright yellow coat,she was easily identifiable in
the crowd,
? Identity,who someone is,
? The identity of the killer is still unknown,
? identification
? 1) something official that shows your name,address
etc,usually with a photograph; ID,
? You can use a passport as identification,
? 2).when you say that you recognize someone or
something,
? The bodies are awaiting identification,
rank as / among
? to regard as having a certain position
? In my opinion,he ranks among the theatre's
greatest actors,
? This town ranks high among beauty spots,
? 这城市在风景区中享有盛名。
? She said that 1989 must rank as (= be) the most
remarkable year for change in Europe since 1848,
? Woods is ranked number one in the world,
? I rank London as one of the best cities in the world,
? Most rank and file police officers rejected the new pay
offer,
? He?s just been promoted to the rank of Sergeant,
tend to
? to be likely to有某种倾向；有 … 的趋势
? People under stress tend to express their full range of
potential,
? 处于压力下的人容易发挥自己全部的潜力。
? He tends to pitch the ball too high,
? 他往往把球掷得过高。
? Divorced people have a tendency to live with new
partners rather than marry again,
? tend a child,
? 照料一个孩子 (look after)
? tend bar; ( run) 经营酒吧；
? tend a store in the owner's absence,
? 当老板不在时照看一个商店
reveal
? to make something known that was
previously secret or not known or hidden,
? Their affair was first revealed in a Sunday
newspaper,
? The curtains went back to reveal the stage,
straighten out
? to settle (something) by moving the confusion or difficulties in it;
? (改正,清理,澄清 ); to solve a problem or to deal successfully
with a confusing situation,
? Once we get these problems straightened out,we should be all
right,
? straighten sth out,to become straight or make something
straight,
? The path straightened out,
? straighten sb out (PERSON),to improve someone's behaviour,
? I thought that once he got a girlfriend that would straighten him
out,
? straighten up (STAND STRAIGHT), to stand straight after
bending at the waist
? especially AmE also straighten up to clean a room that is
untidy; to make a place tidy,
? Mark and I managed to straighten up the house before our
parents got home,
Explain in your own words the
following sentences taken from
the text,P,64
? 1.Their acceptance affirms that self and let us
develop as individual,
? Being accepted by our friends makes us feel
that we are respected as we are and
encourages us to develop in the way we want
to,
? 2,…, the only way to have a friend is to be
one”
? Making yourself a friend to others is the only
way to win their friendship,
Translation exercises,p.67
? 1,Shanghai ranks as one of one of most
prosperous cities in the world,
? 2,If you are walking in the mountain,strong
boots and waterproof clothing are essential,
? 3,Some teachers devote too much time to
helping their students? study but neglect their
sports activities,
? 4,Some personal characters play a vital role in
the development of one?s intelligence,
Translation exercises,p.67
? 5,The President?s refusal to meet the press
reveals just how serious the crisis is,
? 6.It?s perfectly natural that parents feel
protective towards their children,even when
they have grown up,
? 7.He wanted desperately to confide in
someone about his feelings of failure,
? 8.As some experts point out,suicide rate are
much higher in some occupations than in
others,
Dictation
? A true friend is someone who stays with you for life,
The sharing of intimacies,including our fears as well as
our dark dreams,is the surest way to deepen friendships,
? What are some of the obstacles to friendship? The
greatest is the selfish tendency to think one ? possesses?
the other,with an almost exclusive right to his time and
attention,Similarly,friendships require mutual actions,In
brief,you must give as much as you take,Unless you
spend reasonable time together,talking on the phone,
writing letters,doing things together,friendships will
?wither?,As in all interpersonal relationships,success
depends on clarity of purpose,openness to others,and a
willingness to experiment,
Friends for Life
Topics for discussion
? a,Is there true friendship between
opposite sexes?
? b,What do you expect of
friendship?
? c,What is needed to make
friendship grow,blossom and last?
Structural analysis of the text
? Main idea of each part,
? Part I (1-2) ---supplies a psychological definition,as well
as the author?s understanding,of friendship,
? Part II (3-4) ---gets down to a discussion of friendship
within family ties,
? Part III (5-8)---moves on to the significance of friendship
outside kinship ties and offers suggestions on friend-
making,
? Part IV (9-11) --- discusses the friendship between
opposite sexes,
? Part V (12-13) ---tells us how to fix a broken friendship
? Part VI (14-15) ---is about the author?s friendship with her
grandchildren,
? Language work
identify
? to find out exactly what something is
? She identified him as her attacker,
? Identifiable,able to be recognized,
? In her bright yellow coat,she was easily identifiable in
the crowd,
? Identity,who someone is,
? The identity of the killer is still unknown,
? identification
? 1) something official that shows your name,address
etc,usually with a photograph; ID,
? You can use a passport as identification,
? 2).when you say that you recognize someone or
something,
? The bodies are awaiting identification,
rank as / among
? to regard as having a certain position
? In my opinion,he ranks among the theatre's
greatest actors,
? This town ranks high among beauty spots,
? 这城市在风景区中享有盛名。
? She said that 1989 must rank as (= be) the most
remarkable year for change in Europe since 1848,
? Woods is ranked number one in the world,
? I rank London as one of the best cities in the world,
? Most rank and file police officers rejected the new pay
offer,
? He?s just been promoted to the rank of Sergeant,
tend to
? to be likely to有某种倾向；有 … 的趋势
? People under stress tend to express their full range of
potential,
? 处于压力下的人容易发挥自己全部的潜力。
? He tends to pitch the ball too high,
? 他往往把球掷得过高。
? Divorced people have a tendency to live with new
partners rather than marry again,
? tend a child,
? 照料一个孩子 (look after)
? tend bar; ( run) 经营酒吧；
? tend a store in the owner's absence,
? 当老板不在时照看一个商店
reveal
? to make something known that was
previously secret or not known or hidden,
? Their affair was first revealed in a Sunday
newspaper,
? The curtains went back to reveal the stage,
straighten out
? to settle (something) by moving the confusion or difficulties in it;
? (改正,清理,澄清 ); to solve a problem or to deal successfully
with a confusing situation,
? Once we get these problems straightened out,we should be all
right,
? straighten sth out,to become straight or make something
straight,
? The path straightened out,
? straighten sb out (PERSON),to improve someone's behaviour,
? I thought that once he got a girlfriend that would straighten him
out,
? straighten up (STAND STRAIGHT), to stand straight after
bending at the waist
? especially AmE also straighten up to clean a room that is
untidy; to make a place tidy,
? Mark and I managed to straighten up the house before our
parents got home,
Explain in your own words the
following sentences taken from
the text,P,64
? 1.Their acceptance affirms that self and let us
develop as individual,
? Being accepted by our friends makes us feel
that we are respected as we are and
encourages us to develop in the way we want
to,
? 2,…, the only way to have a friend is to be
one”
? Making yourself a friend to others is the only
way to win their friendship,
Translation exercises,p.67
? 1,Shanghai ranks as one of one of most
prosperous cities in the world,
? 2,If you are walking in the mountain,strong
boots and waterproof clothing are essential,
? 3,Some teachers devote too much time to
helping their students? study but neglect their
sports activities,
? 4,Some personal characters play a vital role in
the development of one?s intelligence,
Translation exercises,p.67
? 5,The President?s refusal to meet the press
reveals just how serious the crisis is,
? 6.It?s perfectly natural that parents feel
protective towards their children,even when
they have grown up,
? 7.He wanted desperately to confide in
someone about his feelings of failure,
? 8.As some experts point out,suicide rate are
much higher in some occupations than in
others,
Dictation
? A true friend is someone who stays with you for life,
The sharing of intimacies,including our fears as well as
our dark dreams,is the surest way to deepen friendships,
? What are some of the obstacles to friendship? The
greatest is the selfish tendency to think one ? possesses?
the other,with an almost exclusive right to his time and
attention,Similarly,friendships require mutual actions,In
brief,you must give as much as you take,Unless you
spend reasonable time together,talking on the phone,
writing letters,doing things together,friendships will
?wither?,As in all interpersonal relationships,success
depends on clarity of purpose,openness to others,and a
willingness to experiment,
